Oakhaven News

Dementia Awareness Week: meet our Admiral Nurse

Dementia Awareness Week is 18th-24th May 2026 If you would like to learn about dementia and the support available in your community, come and meet our dementia specialist Admiral Nurse, Janet, during Dementia Awareness Week. Janet will be at four of our charity shops, from 12-1pm on each of the following dates. We welcome everyone […]

Our Home and Craft Shop celebrate’s its first birthday!

Happy 1st Birthday to our Lymington Home and Craft Shop! It is a year since the Oakhaven Lymington Home & Craft shop opened in St Thomas’ Street! This week, our staff and volunteers look forward to welcoming you to the shop, which has a ‘Care for a Cuppa‘ theme, with fun and games to celebrate […]

New ways for Oakhaven to generate funds

New ways for Oakhaven to generate funds Oakhaven Hospice is exploring a range of paid services that will generate new sources of income to help cover the growing costs of its hospice care. Oakhaven works within an increasingly challenging environment of continually growing demand and costs, with ever-increasing competition from an income generating perspective. At […]

400,000 nights of hospice care every year could disappear without gifts in wills

Consider leaving a gift in your will to Oakhaven to help hospice care live on For the second year, Oakhaven Hospice has united with 126 other hospices behind the ‘This is Hospice Care’ campaign, to underline the vital importance Gifts in Wills play in providing their specialist care for future generations. New data from Hospice […]

Consider leaving a gift in your will to Oakhaven Hospice

Consider leaving a gift in your will to Oakhaven Hospice urges TV and radio campaign Oakhaven Hospice has joined forces with 126 other hospices across England, Scotland and Wales, as part of the second year of a Hospice UK-led campaign to encourage you to leave a gift in your will. National television and radio adverts […]

Lighting up lives across the New Forest, Totton and the Waterside

Lighting up lives across the New Forest, Totton and the Waterside In early December, Oakhaven Hospice hosted five special services of remembrance to enable communities to ‘light up a life’ and cherish the memory of loved ones. ‘Light up a Life’ brought together people of all ages in services at Hanger Farm Arts Centre in […]

‘Tree-menous’ recycling project raises £4,000 for Oakhaven Hospice

‘Tree-mendous’ recycling project raises £5,000 for Oakhaven Hospice Thursday 8th and Friday 9th January saw the inaugural ‘Oakhaven Treecycle’ campaign raise vital funds for Oakhaven Hospice. The project raised £5,000 thanks to costs being covered by the campaign sponsors Heppenstalls Solicitors and New Forest Escapes. The new initiative was very well received, with Oakhaven taking […]

CQC praises ‘outstanding’ care at Oakhaven Hospice

CQC praises ‘outstanding’ care at Oakhaven Hospice On 13 August, 2025, Oakhaven Hospice underwent an inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The report has now been released, rating Oakhaven as ‘Good’ overall across five categories, with Oakhaven’s ‘exceptional’ care commended with a rating of ‘Outstanding’. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is an independent regulator […]

Stillness and strength: an introduction to reiki for living well

Stillness and strength: an introduction to Reiki for living well Our Complementary Therapy team will be holding an introduction to Reiki workshop on Monday 22nd June from 10am to 12pm at the Coates Centre, at Oakhaven. This gentle, supportive workshop offers an introduction to Reiki and how it can promote calm, balance, and emotional wellbeing […]

Learn about hand massage and aromatherapy

Hand massage and aromatherapy workshop Our Complementary Therapy team will be holding a hand massage and aromatherapy workshop on Monday 9th March from 9.30am to 12.30pm at the Coates Centre, at Oakhaven. Join us for a relaxing and nurturing morning, where you’ll learn the gentle art of hand massage and enjoy an introduction to aromatherapy. […]

Mindful photography workshops

Focus – Breathe – Frame. Mindful photography to help your wellbeing. Are you navigating a life-limiting illness, caring for someone or living with a loss or bereavement? Our series of mindful photography workshops will start on 2nd February, and will run for 5 weeks, from 10am to 12.30pm, meeting each week in the Coates Centre […]

Weekly crafting session to help your wellbeing

Join our crafting session to boost your wellbeing! Are you navigating a life-limiting illness, caring for someone or living with a loss or bereavement? Our weekly crafting session offers more than creativity; it provides a gentle, supportive space where people can meet together. Through meeting, chatting, and connecting, participants find comfort, self-expression, and shared understanding. […]